Ultrastructure of the placenta of antarctic seals during the first third of pregnancy

• Published in: American Journal of Anatomy
• Main Authors: Sinha, Akhouri A., Erickson, Albert W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1974
• Subjects: Antarctic; Hydrurga; Labyrinth; Antarc*; Crabeater Seals; Hydrurga leptonyx; Leopard Seals; Lobodon carcinophagus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aja.1001410208; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Faja.1001410208; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aja.1001410208

Abstract The chorioallantoic placenta from six crabeater seals ( Lobodon carcinophagus ) with fetuses from 15–180 mm crown rump length (CRL), and two leopard seals ( Hydrurga leptonyx ) with fetuses 76 and 86 mm CRL was lobulated, zonary, labyrinthine and endotheliochorial. The fine structure of the...